Mitch McConnell’s dreadful day (“The Senate majority leader ditched Obamacare repeal and watched a man he worked to defeat become the likely next senator from Alabama.” Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.)

Corker to retire after 2018 (“The Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman faced a possible primary challenge.” The GOP is completely off the extremist deep end if a solid conservative like Bob Corker no longer feels welcome there.)